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37 Articles found on Friday, 16 April 2004
Nujoma To Step Down? A Contextual Analysis
16-04-2004
MEDIA and other reports over the weekend of April 2-3 said that President Sam Nujoma has now officially confirmed he would not seek a fourth term of office and that he has laid to rest speculation
readPolitical Perspective - The Man In The Mirror
16-04-2004
CAN'T help wondering if there's coincidence in the fact that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is arriving in town almost simultaneously with the launch of the logo for the movie of the life of
readBush's Time Running Out?
16-04-2004
PERHAPS it is over-optimistic to believe that George Bush's time may be running out, but it is hard to believe that recent actions - both in Iraq and about the Middle East - will be without
readResponse To Cricket Criticisms
16-04-2004
PLEASE allow me to reply to a letter that appeared in your newspaper on Thursday last week.Please include my name with the letter. I refer to Concerned Cricket Lover (Thursday 8 April 2004). I have
readAffirmative Understudies
16-04-2004
I THINK the biggest mistakes some especially mining companies in Namibia and South Africa make when dealing with Affirmative Action, apart from some parastatals appointing underqualified key
readPole Wants Penpal
16-04-2004
I AM interested in Namibia and would like to find a pen pal there.I am 28, male and live in Poland. I am interested in travelling, languages, movies, sports. Maybe I will visit Your country. Daniel
readDealing With The Deficit
16-04-2004
DO you know what the interest is when we as Namibians have to pay, for 1 billion Namibian Dollars? When the Government does reduce its deficit to zero, do you know how many clinics and schools alone
readWhat All Children Need
16-04-2004
I AM a visitor in your beautiful country, working on a project which investigates services provided to orphan and vulnerable children aged 0-8 years.In this capacity I have been visiting homes and
readBack To Our Roots - A Look at African History
16-04-2004
PROMPTED by the letter of one of your readers who wrote about the birth of humanity on the African continent and along the lines placing all African misfortunes of today at the door of the white
readSADC transport authority moves to Botswana
16-04-2004
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) yesterday announced the relocation of its Southern African Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC) from Mozambique to Gaborone, Botswana.The
readOil prices slip after US fuel stocks swell
16-04-2004
LONDON - Oil prices eased yesterday in follow-on selling after the US government reported a rise in crude and gasoline stocks, allaying some concern over supplies for summer driving demand.London
readOld Mutual chief wants interest rates kept down
16-04-2004
"THERE is no need to increase short term interest rates this year," Johannes !Gawaxab, chief executive officer of Old Mutual Namibia said yesterday when he reviewed the performance of local financial
readSA's Nedcor in merger talks with Zim bank
16-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African banking group Nedcor said yesterday it had entered formal talks about a possible merger with Zimbabwe's Trust Bank.Nedcor unit Nedbank Ltd and the Zimbabwe unit of its
readANC clinches biggest election win
16-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - President Thabo Mbeki's African National Congress yesterday cruised to its biggest electoral landslide in 10 years of power in South Africa, bagging almost 70 per cent of the vote,
readEurope rejects Bin Laden peace deal
16-04-2004
LONDON - European leaders yesterday roundly dismissed an apparent "truce" offer by terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, saying the idea of negotiating with the Western world's most wanted man was
readFloods threaten Ngoma
16-04-2004
FLOODWATERS yesterday started to threaten settlements in the Ngoma area in Caprivi.A Regional Emergency Management Unit (REMU) team travelled to the area to assess the extent of the flooding and to
readNew State House still a squatter on City's land
16-04-2004
THE land on which the new State House complex is being built at a projected cost of some N$444 million has still not been bought by Government.Some two years after ground was first broken on the
readHotel agreement signed
16-04-2004
THE Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) and the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre yesterday signed a wage agreement.Both parties commended the good spirit in which negotiations had
readPresident calls for investment in aquaculture
16-04-2004
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has called on local and international investors to explore new opportunities in the aquaculture industry.Speaking during a visit to an Eco Fish Farm at Hardap dam outside
read'Rural property should be accepted as collateral'
16-04-2004
OWNERS of modern rural-based houses should be allowed to use them as collateral to acquire financial assistance, the draft National Housing Policy proposes.The fifth draft of the Policy was presented
readGetting high in prison
16-04-2004
A MAN who allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into the Police holding cells, when he visited his brother, was arrested by the Karibib Police on Tuesday.The Police reported yesterday that Hermanus Kaperu
readSenior Counsel system revived
16-04-2004
A CENTURIES-OLD tradition that Namibia's advocates kept alive until Government put a sudden end to it about five years ago has been revived with a decision to grant Senior Counsel status to one of the
readPresidential hopefuls set out to woo Parliament
16-04-2004
WHAT the election of a new president may mean for the country appears to be weighing on the minds of both ruling and opposition party parliamentarians.During the final round of the Budget debate in
readHero's remains to be repatriated from SA
16-04-2004
THE remains of a veteran of the Herero-German war, Chief Michel Tjiseseta, who fled to South Africa in the early 1900s, will be returned to Namibia in two months, according to a family member.Manasse
readWaste is an idea whose time has come, now we must give it legs: experts
16-04-2004
AIMING to turn waste into value, the Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives Programme (Zeri) has presented a number of income-generating strategies to potential donors in Windhoek over the last two
readEast wind brings scorching heat
16-04-2004
THE first east wind conditions of the year at the coast on Wednesay resulted in the second highest temperature for April in 10 years.The temperature rose to 39 degrees Celsius, as recorded at the
readMercenary suspects seek freedom
16-04-2004
CHIKURUBI PRISON - Lawyers for 70 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea said yesterday that they will be asking a makeshift prison court to release the men
readSix top cops for Liberia
16-04-2004
SIX of Namibia's top Police personnel will leave for the West African country of Liberia at the weekend to join the United Nations Civilian Police (UNCivpol).The force will aid in the peacekeeping
readBudget targets more than a passing ambition: Minister
16-04-2004
FISCAL targets that have been set in Government's Main Budget for the 2004-05 financial year are more than just goals for a single year.This was said by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in
readBush accused of adding fuel to Middle East fire
16-04-2004
JERUSALEM - The Palestinian press accused US President George W. Bush yesterday of adding fuel to the fire of the Middle East conflict by capitulating to the demands of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
readDrunken man seeks job with police
16-04-2004
ORCHARDS, Wash. - A man who stopped by Washington State Patrol headquarters to ask about a job didn't get what he wanted - but he did find out how a hand-held alcohol tester works.Robert Gulley, an
readFeline flashes his stuff on TV
16-04-2004
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A white and tan Taiwanese cat made his successful television debut - on the toilet.'Tiger' showed off his skills on Wednesday, hopping on the front end of the toilet seat and
read'Blonde angel' swindles frisky patient
16-04-2004
BERLIN - A German laid up in hospital with multiple fractures telephoned out for a prostitute to help him end weeks of sexual frustration.But it ended up costing more than he bargained for, police
readBored? Try Molvania, birthplace of whooping cough
16-04-2004
LONDON - Intrepid travellers with no corner of the globe left to conquer could try an adventure holiday in Eastern Europe's hidden jewel - Molvania.A new guide to "the land untouched by modern
readEliminating doo-doos on those dirty hands
16-04-2004
WASHINGTON - New light-scanning technology borrowed from the slaughterhouse promises to help hospital workers, restaurant employees - one day, even kids - make sure that hand washing zaps some germs
readWorld's oldest worker retires
16-04-2004
GRANTHAM, Pa. - A man billed as the world's oldest worker is calling it quits.Ray Crist, a retired scientist who started teaching at Messiah College near Harrisburg in 1970, put down his pointer on
readANC Still Basks In The Afterglow
16-04-2004
PATRICIA de Lille, leader of South Africa's Independent Democratic Party, took a very public HIV test as part of her campaign - and challenged all the other candidates in the country's third
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