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28 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 April 2004
Save Our Taxis, Save Us!
20-04-2004
This is an open letter addressed to the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (NABTA), the Traffic Management Unit of the City of Windhoek, the City Police and the crime Prevention Unit of the City of
readEngineering firm goes private
20-04-2004
BURMEISTER & PARTNERS, a Windhoek based consulting engineering firm has announced that as from March 1 2004, it has changed from being a partnership to a private company with share capital.Business
readFoschini Group Changes Name
20-04-2004
The Foschini Group, which includes Foschini, American Swiss, Markhams, Exact!, Sterns, Donna-Clair, Fashion Express, Sport Scene, TotalSports, RCS and @Home, has informed all its suppliers of an
readAfrican Finance Conference
20-04-2004
The Africa Centre for Investment Analysis (ACIA), part of the University of Stellenbosch Business School in South Africa is organising the First African Finance Journal Conference to, "create an
readItaly, Spain eager to do business in Namibia
20-04-2004
SPANISH and Italian companies have expressed their eagerness to do business with Namibia.Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab and Minister of Finance Saara Kugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday received a
readGovt to speed up BEE in mining sector
20-04-2004
THE Government is making moves to speed up the implementation of black economic empowerment (BEE) in the mining sector.Addressing the Chamber of Mines of Namibia annual at the weekend, Mines and
readTime lists its 'most influential' people
20-04-2004
NEW YORK - Time magazine on Sunday published its list of the 100 'World's Most Influential People', including President George W Bush, whom it called "a radical gambler".Saying the Republican
readFierce scramble for extra cellphone licence
20-04-2004
MORE than 20 companies have applied for the one extra cellphone license that the Namibian Communication Commission (NCC) plans to issue later this year.The scramble for the extra provider license
readFarmers will be punished under new land plan: Govt
20-04-2004
EXPROPRIATION will be used to punish farmers who evict and dump workers even though poor labour relations are not official criteria for the latest move in Namibia's land reform, says Government.In its
readSecond wave hits Caprivi
20-04-2004
RELIEF teams working in the Caprivi Region continue to evacuate people from isolated areas near villages - thought to have been cleared last week - as the second wave of floodwaters arrived at Katima
readTop musicians give M-Net's Project Fame thumbs up!
20-04-2004
THE continent is abuzz with excitement over M-Net's new reality TV talent search called Project Fame, and entries from the 11 participating countries are coming in at a steady pace.But with less than
readYouth encouraged to be catalysts of change
20-04-2004
YOUNG people at Keetmanshoop on Friday gathered at the Youth Centre to celebrate Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) under the theme "making a difference".The occasion was attended by Deputy Prime
readTown scores revamped Post Office
20-04-2004
THE Post Office building at Luderitz has been revamped at a cost of some N$2,3 million.This is to accommodate a Telecom Teleshop, more than 1 000 NamPost private boxes, modern post office counters and
readKavango Governor has a close encounter with buffalo
20-04-2004
RUNDU - Kavango Governor Sebastian Karupu says he narrowly escaped death when his vehicle hit a buffalo at Ndiyona village, some 110 kilometres east of Rundu, on Wednesday.Karupu told Nampa yesterday
readCuca shop feels the heat
20-04-2004
THREE men staged an armed hold-up at the Hot Summer Bar at Oshikuku at about 20h00 on Thursday.They assaulted the barman and stole N$7 500 in cash and two cellphones, the Police reported yesterday.
readScorpion kills baby
20-04-2004
ONGWEDIVA - Police Regional Commander for Omusati, Chief Inspector Christopher Nakanyala, has confirmed that a 17-month-old baby boy died of a suspected scorpion sting on Wednesday.Nakanyala
read3 murder cases in limbo
20-04-2004
THE Police at Walvis Bay are offering substantial rewards for information from the public on three different murder cases at the harbour town.No arrest had been made in the case of a 15-year-old
readDamara Tern fence case withdrawn
20-04-2004
THE case of a Swakopmund resident and tourism operator charged with damaging the Damara Tern fence in December was withdrawn in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court yesterday.Pieter van Ginkel was
readBotswana wants to tap into Namibian opportunities
20-04-2004
THE multiplier effect of women is higher than that of their male counterparts and for this reason Botswana's female Minister of Works and Transport is leading an all-woman delegation to Namibia on a
readSchoolgirl in court for infanticide
20-04-2004
AN 18-year-old schoolgirl appeared in the Okahao Magistrate's Court on Thursday charged with murdering her newly-born baby, the Police reported yesterday.The girl, a Grade 11 student, is believed to
readHake quota goes up
20-04-2004
FISHERIES Minister Abraham Iyambo has increased this season's total allowable catch (TAC) for hake by 15 000 metric tonnes from 180 000 mt.A Cabinet announcement said the hake industry was the most
readMeteorite smuggling case withdrawn
20-04-2004
REPEATED delays in getting the case to trial dealt a blow to the prosecution in the case of a Windhoek resident accused of the theft and illegal export of meteorites from Namibia.All charges had to be
readNamPost to stop lock PO Box Misuse
20-04-2004
NamPost has engaged Genie Marketing Concepts (GMC) to execute its national project called "Get Your Own PO Box".NamPost plans to enforce a rule of one-box-one-name to stop the use of post boxes by
readMy Dae in first time win
20-04-2004
NAMIBIA Premier League strugglers My Dae Chiefs on Sunday made history in their 14 years of existence, recording their first win since entering top flight football this season.The team lost 16 of
readChiluba questioned over new corruption charges
20-04-2004
LUSAKA - Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba, facing charges of stealing US$45 million from state coffers, was yesterday questioned in connection with new charges that he used government funds
readDoubts mount over US plans to transfer sovereignty to Iraqis
20-04-2004
BAGHDAD - Doubts over US plans to transfer sovereignty to an interim government in Iraq on June 30 mounted yesterday after the chief US administrator, Paul Bremer, warned that US-trained Iraqi forces
readAustralia rebukes Spain over troops withdrawal
20-04-2004
SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard launched a scathing attack on the Spanish government yesterday for withdrawing its troops from Iraq, saying it would only serve to encourage insurgents and plunge
readBritish police arrest 10 in anti-terror raids
20-04-2004
LONDON - Ten people were arrested yesterday as police in central and northern England carried out a series of raids under Britain's main anti-terrorist law, Greater Manchester Police told AFP."Ten
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