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26 Articles found on Tuesday, 6 April 2004
Walvis improves image
06-04-2004
THE Welwitschia Hospital at Walvis Bay now has a state-of-the-art computerised tomography (CT) imaging unit.The N$3 million scanner, the first of its kind at the coast, was acquired for the hospital
readTraditional leaders talk peace OPUWO
06-04-2004
Traditional leaders of Ongongo, Ongango, Etanga and Omungunda villages gathered at Opuwo recently to discuss disputes between villages and conservancies as well as borders between villages.Speaking at
readAngolan man accused of stealing cattle, chicken
06-04-2004
POLICE at Okahao have arrested an Angolan national, Paulus Elifas, for allegedly stealing cattle and a chicken from his employer at Okafitu Kambanda in the Ongandjera district.The Police reported that
readYoung man almost loses tongue in alleged rape attack
06-04-2004
AN 18-year-old youth has been hospitalised at Katima Mulilo after his tongue was severely bitten by a 14-year-old girl he allegedly attempted to rape.The youth has been charged with housebreaking with
readCaprivi flood victims resist relocation
06-04-2004
SOME flood victims in the Caprivi Region, mostly the elderly, are said to be unwilling to move to higher ground.Emergency teams working in the region yesterday concentrated on relocating Grades 10 and
readDelayed justice gets armed robbery suspects off hook
06-04-2004
DELAY upon delay and postponement upon postponement in an armed robbery case that had been pending in court for almost three years finally exhausted the patience of a Windhoek resident last week,
readThree arrested over sewage drug stash
06-04-2004
THE Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Namibian Police at Walvis Bay on Friday arrested three young men for allegedly dealing in drugs.Police swooped on the trio when they tried to recover 506 Mandrax
readAirNam to spread wings, eyes UK tourist market
06-04-2004
NATIONAL airline Air Namibia is intent on re-introducing a direct flight to London by July, despite the need to iron out some issues related to the implementation of its new business plan.To date the
readCaprivi flood victims resist relocation
06-04-2004
SOME flood victims in the Caprivi Region, mostly the elderly, are said to be unwilling to move to higher ground.Emergency teams working in the region yesterday concentrated on relocating Grades 10 and
readYoung man almost loses tongue in alleged rape attack
06-04-2004
AN 18-year-old youth has been hospitalised at Katima Mulilo after his tongue was severely bitten by a 14-year-old girl he allegedly attempted to rape.The youth has been charged with housebreaking with
readRoads Board sacked
06-04-2004
THE Roads Authority (RA) Board has been sacked after insisting on charging a senior manager for alleged corrupt practices, according to documents in The Namibian's possession.Manager of the Road
readDistance voting
06-04-2004
THIRTY-FIVE Indonesians living in Namibia cast their parliamentary votes in Windhoek yesterday as an estimated 145 701 340 voters in Indonesia went to the polls at 470 000 voting stations throughout
readFrom Cabinet Chambers
06-04-2004
CABINET decisions announced in Windhoek last week: People with disabilities NAMIBIA'S quest to fully integrate into society people with disabilities will soon receive a major boost with moves to draft
readKaras battles twin scourges
06-04-2004
THE co-infection of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV-AIDS is causing havoc in the southern town of Keetmanshoop.Health officials fear that it will be difficult to control the situation if people continue to
readWell known Swapo man dies
06-04-2004
WINDHOEK - A prominent Swapo Party activist at Swakopmund, Ombadja Uushona, popularly known as 'OB', died in the Swakopmund State Hospital yesterday morning, OB, who was also known as 'Kaunda ka
readStorm damages Asab Hotel
06-04-2004
A HEAVY storm damaged the Asab Hotel at the Asab settlement, in the Karas Region, on Friday evening.Heavy rains, accompanied by a strong wind, ripped the roof off the hotel, while rooms, conference
readN$200 000 donation from 'Phoenix' film welcomed
06-04-2004
A DONATION of N$200 000 from the Hollywood action film 'Flight of the Phoenix' was yesterday handed to three recipients at Swakopmund.Guy Nockels, co-owner of Namib Films, handed over three cheques
readWalvis presses for city status
06-04-2004
THE Walvis Bay Town Council is to set in motion a process to ensure that the harbour town becomes Namibia's second official city.Council agreed at its monthly meeting last week to submit a formal
readUnder 20s in goalless draw with Botswana
06-04-2004
NAMIBIA'S under 20 football side on Friday played to a goalless draw with Botswana in a Confederation of African Football (Caf) Youth Championships match at the Kuisebmund Stadium at Walvis Bay.The
readJuniors shine at Frank's race
06-04-2004
NAMIBIA'S junior track and field athletes set the Independence stadium alight Saturday during the annual Frank Fredericks Invitational meeting, attended by a record number of over 2000 spectators.One
readBridegroom's stag stagger
06-04-2004
BERLIN - A German man was forced to invite the police to his wedding after they arrested him for drunk driving the day of his marriage and had to escort him to the registry office, authorities said
read10 years after his death, the Cobain legend lives on
06-04-2004
SEATTLE, Washington - Ten years after his death, the memory of the legendary leader of the group Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, remains alive, fed by tragic revelations On April 5 1994, Cobain shot himself in
readMany at grassroots level don't believe AIDS is main problem
06-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Ordinary Africans do not share the experts' forecasts of the dire consequences of the AIDS pandemic on the continent, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.Briefing the media at
readZim opposition says will not reverse land grabs
06-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's main opposition party has stressed that if it comes to power it will not return land to evicted white farmers, although it will not endorse the controversial land reforms
readPolitics, paperwork slow unloved Rwanda tribunal
06-04-2004
NAIROBI - To its critics, the UN tribunal trying the masterminds of Rwanda's genocide perfectly illustrates the maxim that justice delayed is justice denied.A decade on, the court in Tanzania is
readUS choppers strike Shi'ite area in Baghdad
06-04-2004
BAGHDAD - US helicopters blasted targets in Baghdad yesterday as a showdown intensified with radical Shi'ite militiamen challenging America's postwar blueprint for Iraq.Reuters journalists said they
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