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29 Articles found on Thursday, 8 April 2004
West 'Criminally Liable' For Rwandan Genocide
08-04-2004
KIGALI - Western powers bear criminal responsibility for Rwanda's 1994 genocide because they did not care enough to stop it, the Canadian commander of the UN peacekeeping force at the time said on
readTotal War vs Total Faith: Al Qaeda Moves Ahead
08-04-2004
Editor's Note: US military doctrine emphasises overwhelming battlefield victory over opponents. But this "total warfare" appears to be losing against Al Qaeda and other radical Islamic movements, as
readPolitical Perspective: Taking The Plunge
08-04-2004
IT is very positive development that the Swapo Congress will have a choice when it comes to deciding on the candidate to succeed incumbent head of state, Sam Nujoma, when his term expires in 2005. The
readEditorial: Good For Our Democracy
08-04-2004
BOTH fans or foes of incumbent President Sam Nujoma should all agree that both he and the ruling party's Politburo and Central Committee must be commended for ending the uncertainty about a fourth
readN$30m spent annually to repair damaged road pavements
08-04-2004
NAMIBIA spends over N$30 million annually in the maintenance and repair of damaged road pavements.This was said by Roads Authority (RA) CEO, Justin Runji, when he officially opened a seminar for
readFour companies in talks for insurance partnership giant
08-04-2004
SANLAM Namibia, Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH), Regent Life Namibia and Nam-mic Financial services, yesterday announced that they intend to combine their unit trust management, financial advisory
readSony expects double-digit growth
08-04-2004
TAIPEI - Sony Corporation said yesterday it expects its procurement from Taiwan in the year to March 2005 to register double-digit year-on-year growth to be worth about 150 billion Taiwan dollars
readEU newcomers surge to catch up as Europe reunites
08-04-2004
BRUSSELS - The EU's mostly poorer incoming states are growing at over double the rate of current members, a pace set to accelerate as they catch up after decades of communism, the European Commission
readNamibia travel agents meet
08-04-2004
THE Association of Namibian Travel Agents (ANTA), the authority for all International Air Travel Association (IATA)-accredited travel agencies in Namibia, hosted its annual workshop on Saturday at the
readMeatco employees refuse to budge on overtime
08-04-2004
WORKERS at Meatco's Windhoek abattoir are continuing their boycott to work overtime after a meeting between management and employee representatives, on salary and wage increases, failed to reach an
readBig, fast and beautiful, the bronzy is an ocean celeb
08-04-2004
NOT many people would consider themselves a friend of sharks.In Namibia there is one person who could be seen as a guardian angel of sharks, especially the bronze whaler shark. Dr Hannes Holtzhausen,
readPolice name Caprivi flood victims
08-04-2004
THE Police yesterday released the names of the four people who died in the floodplains of the Caprivi Region over the past week.Eight-year-old Moody Mushabati drowned in the river where he was
readCCN: Namibia needs leaders who care
08-04-2004
THE Council of Churches in Namibia has called on Namibians to approach the forthcoming presidential and general elections with hope.In an Easter message yesterday, General Secretary Reverend. Nangula
readLeaving the DTA in a huff
08-04-2004
MARIA da Conceicao Lourence has broken her 25-year relationship with the DTA of Namibia.Lourence, who served as Secretary for the Women's League between 1998 and last year, quit on Tuesday, citing
readCoastal woman gets 7 years for defrauding law firm
08-04-2004
A FORMER employee of a well-established Swakopmund law firm was yesterday found guilty of fraud by the Regional Court and sentenced to six years in prison.Melanie Hartmann (39), who worked for DF
readKatima theft suspect shot in buttocks
08-04-2004
A MAN was shot in the buttocks by a security guard on Tuesday after allegedly stealing from Kamunu Wholesalers at Katima Mulilo, the Police reported yesterday.Martin Matengu Matongo (21) allegedly
readFierce fighting sweeps Iraqi cities
08-04-2004
FALLUJAH - US-led forces battled Sunni Muslim guerrillas and a spreading Shi'ite uprising yesterday, as Iraqi anger was inflamed by a blast in the grounds of a mosque that witnesses said killed 25
readWoman accused of killing husband
08-04-2004
A 36-year-old woman appeared in the Katutura Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for the murder of her husband, the Police reported yesterday.Marihani Gertze is alleged to have fatally stabbed her husband
readCaprivi threatened by second flood
08-04-2004
VILLAGERS in the eastern Caprivi floodplains are reportedly waiting for a "second wave" to hit the area before they evacuate their homes.The head of the delegation from the Prime Minister's Office,
read4th term 'flu' is healed, says Attorney General
08-04-2004
LAST weekend's Swapo Central Committee meeting healed "a type of flu" - with rumour mongering and speculation having been its symptoms - that had prevailed in Namibia for some time, Attorney General
readGroups bury axe over genocide commemoration
08-04-2004
THE two committees spearheading the year-long commemoration of this year's 100th anniversary of the 1904-07 genocide have buried their differences.Divisions between the two groups threatened to
readSwapo praised for keeping the struggle legacy alive
08-04-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats MP Nora Schimming-Chase has lauded the Swapo Party's decision to elect three candidates for the presidency, saying it proved that the principles of democracy prevailed within the
readTjombe to head LAC
08-04-2004
THE Legal Assistance Centre - the public interest law firm that conducts much of Namibia's human rights-related litigation - has announced the appointment of a new Director.LAC lawyer Norman Tjombe,
read'Tribal jobs' probe might be broadened
08-04-2004
A HIGH-level parliamentary committee appointed to probe allegations that only members of one ethnic group have been appointed to fill National Assembly vacancies says it is not within their rights to
readMPs bash parastatals for 'corruption, fat-cat pay'
08-04-2004
STATE-OWNED companies have come under fire in the National Assembly as Parliamentarians use the ongoing Budget debate to take aim at State-owned enterprises for alleged corruption and self-enrichment
readMbeki wins immigration battle
08-04-2004
CAPE TOWN - South African President Thabo Mbeki has won a legal battle against his home minister and election rival over controversial immigration proposals.Cape High court Judge Hennie Erasmus ruled
readSouth Africa polls at a glance
08-04-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Some 20,6 million South African voters go to the polls next week on Wednesday in the country's third elections since the end of apartheid, to elect representatives to the national
readArafat brushes off Sharon's threats
08-04-2004
JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat yesterday brushed off recent threats to his life by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as Washington warned the veteran leader against integrating the hardline Hamas
readUS toll mounts as troops battle Sunnis and Shi'ites
08-04-2004
BAGHDAD - The US lost at least 12 marines in the worst single toll in Iraq this year as occupation forces yesterday battled Shi'ite and Sunni opponents and US President George W. Bush vowed to crush
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