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32 Articles found on Thursday, 29 April 2004
SA to hike diesel, paraffin prices
29-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - The retail price of petrol in South Africa was expected to stay unchanged for May, the department of minerals and energy announced yesterday.The department, in a statement, added that
readNamfisa to host business forum in July
29-04-2004
THE Economist Business Forum was officially launched yesterday by Boni Paulino, General Manager of investment institutions for Namfisa (Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority).The forum
readSA rand extends losses on CPIX data
29-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand extended losses yesterday after the release of bullish March inflation data which traders said could delay an expected interest rate increase to the fourth quarter
readSignificant decline in Namibia Breweries operating profit
29-04-2004
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited yesterday reported a 41,8 per cent decline in its operating profit for 2003, down from N$70,5 million the previous period to N$41 million for the period under
readCouncil saves sharks from knife
29-04-2004
THE public outcry against plans by a Chinese businessman to start a shark fin drying plant at Walvis Bay appears to have swayed the Town Council, which rejected the application at its monthly meeting
readBulk water price to rise by 12%
29-04-2004
CABINET has approved a 12 per cent increase in bulk water tariffs for this financial year.Minister of Information and Broadcasting Nangolo Mbumba said yesterday that the increase had been necessitated
readAlleged mercenaries to fight extradition to Guinea
29-04-2004
THE lawyer for 70 suspected mercenaries in Zimbabwe says he will oppose any attempt to extradite them to Equatorial Guinea where it is alleged they planned to overthrow the government.Jonathan
readN$5m sealed SELCo deal
29-04-2004
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council signed its controversial power supply deal with the Southern Electricity Service Company (SELCo) after the company gave the Municipality a N$5 million bail-out.This was
readLydia Venaani to be buried Sunday
29-04-2004
THE mother of DTA Parliamentarian McHenry Venaani will be laid to rest on Sunday, May 2, at Okatjoruu in the Otjituuo District.The memorial service will be held at the Oruuano Protestant Unity Church,
readPoly alcohol ban 'a success'
29-04-2004
ONLY two incidents of alcohol consumption have been reported at the Polytechnic of Namibia since the institution banned the use of alcohol and drugs on campus.Public Relations Officer, Nangula
readCrime wave continues at Ongwediva
29-04-2004
A GANG of criminals terrorising Ongwediva stole a Toyota Hilux on Monday.NamPol Liaison Officer for the Oshana Region, Samuel Hamukonda, told The Namibian yesterday that Thomas Amuteta's car was
readPower outage to affect northern regions
29-04-2004
NAMPOWER announced yesterday that, from 07h00 to 17h00 on Sunday, a power outage will affect customers in the following areas: The Kavango, Oshikoto, Ohangwena and Otjozondjupa regions; Grootfontein,
read13-year-old girl accused of kicking man (27) to death
29-04-2004
A 13-year-old girl faces a charge of murder after she allegedly kicked 27-year-old Willem Namshe to death at Rooidag Gate last week Wednesday The San girl, from the Maroelaboom area in the
readCompanies unite to tackle HIV-AIDS
29-04-2004
THE Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) HIV-AIDS Desk this week started with the regional training of peer educators at Walvis Bay.Seventeen participants from seven of the 10 companies that subscribe to
readBelt-tightening at cash-strapped NBC
29-04-2004
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has had to make "serious" cuts in its activities following cash-flow problems, Director General Gerry Munyama said this week.Munyama said the introduction
readHIV-AIDS focus undermining fight against TB
29-04-2004
TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is fast taking its toll in Namibia as attention continues to increasingly shift towards the fight against the HIV-AIDS pandemic, according to a TB activists.The Namibia Tuberculosis
read7-year-old child drowns in well
29-04-2004
A YOUNG child drowned in a water well at Onashiku village near Oshakati in the North on Sunday.The body of Kainapenda Iipumbu was recovered the same day, the Police reported in yesterday's crime
readAmerican cars are like AIDS, says MP
29-04-2004
DEPUTY Minister of Higher Education, Training and Employment Creation Hadino Hishongwa says the Police force's lack of transport is its main pitfall, and has likened the situation to HIV-AIDS."We must
readEmpty talk
29-04-2004
WITH the National Assembly yesterday afternoon discussing three international conventions against corruption - thus dealing with a problem dear to opposition parties - Swapo members were virtually
readNapwu wants review of Katima job cuts
29-04-2004
THE Namibian Public Workers' Union (Napwu) wants the restructuring process at the Katima Mulilo Town Council to start afresh.It says it is unhappy with the way the action was initiated. Earlier this
readHIV-AIDS places pressure on country's health budget
29-04-2004
WITH HIV-AIDS accounting for just more than a fifth of all deaths in 2003, it remains the biggest challenge for Namibia health sector, Health Minister Libertina Amathila said on Tuesday.Motivating a
readZambezi receding but villagers still stranded
29-04-2004
FOR the first time in two months, the Zambezi River has measured less than the corresponding level at the same time last year.Yesterday the river, as measured at Katima Mulilo, stood at 6,56 metres -
read1,1 million march for women's rights
29-04-2004
WASHINGTON - More than 1,1 million people from across the United States and dozens of other countries took part in what organisers said was the largest ever women's rights protest on abortion.Older
read112 dead in Thailand separatist clashes
29-04-2004
PATTANI - Clashes between security forces and suspected Muslim rebels in southern Thailand yesterday left 112 dead in the bloodiest day in the history of the troubled region, officials said.The
readNBA aims to uplift basketball among youth
29-04-2004
THE Namibia Basketball Association (NBA) aims to create a viable, conducive and competitive sport environment through which the game of basketball can be used as a tool to create job opportunities,
readDesperate Afghan women opt for fiery suicides
29-04-2004
HERAT - Nineteen-year-old Zahara says the day of her wedding was one of the happiest of her life.But the marriage quickly became a nightmare of quarrels and beatings. Just three month later, she lies
readDiana's stepbrother dies
29-04-2004
LONDON - Adam Shand Kydd, stepbrother of Princess Diana, has died in Cambodia, Britain's Foreign Office and Cambodian police said.Shand Kydd, 49, whose father married Diana's mother in 1969, died of a
readArabs condemn 'terror' attack in Damascus
29-04-2004
AMMAN - Arab countries yesterday condemned the "terrorist" attack that rocked a diplomatic district in the Syrian capital and several leaders phoned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a show of
readMbeki shaking off Mandela shadow
29-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Thabo Mbeki has had one of the toughest follow-up acts in politics:stepping into the shoes of Nelson Mandela.First elected in 1999 to succeed the anti-apartheid
readLeading figures in SA's new cabinet
29-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Following are profiles of leading members of the South African cabinet announced by President Thabo Mbeki yesterday: JACOB ZUMA - Deputy President Zuma (62) kept his job as Mbeki's
readMbeki retains key figures in new SA cabinet
29-04-2004
PRETORIA - South African President Thabo Mbeki kept his deputy and his key ministers for finance, foreign affairs, health and security, in a new broad-based government he announced yesterday.New
readUS pounds Iraqi insurgents as UN envoy lays out political blueprint
29-04-2004
FALLUJAH - US forces pounded insurgents overnight in the Sunni Muslim stronghold of Fallujah as UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi delivered his blueprint for a new Iraqi government to the Security
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