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31 Articles found on Monday, 2 August 2004
WTO strikes historic trade deal
02-08-2004
GENEVA - Rich and poor nations struck a historic deal yesterday to slash billions of dollars in farm subsidies, create more open industrial markets and revive stalled world trade talks that could
readSADC energy ministers reaffirm commitment to power generation
02-08-2004
SADC ministers of energy have called for investors from within and outside Africa to invest in generation and transmission infrastructure.This follows projections that the region's surplus capacity
readSA introduces new R5 and R2 coins
02-08-2004
A NEW bi-metal R5 coin will be in circulation in the South African market from today, and as a result of that, the new coin could be introduced onto the Namibian market through tourists or business
readAir Namibia sends bed bugs on Boeing 747 flying
02-08-2004
AIR NAMIBIA'S recently sold Boeing 747-400 Combi has been declared bug free after pest killers destroyed a colony of bedbugs found on seat 38 last week.The plane is due to be delivered to its new
readCoD re-elects Ulenga
02-08-2004
CONGRESS of Democrats delegates to the party's weekend congress overwhelmingly returned Ben Ulenga as President of the party despite questions about his leadership style.Ulenga shrugged off a
readPM pays tribute to Raith
02-08-2004
PRIME Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab has conveyed Government's sympathies to the Raith family on the death of renowned businessman and hotelier, Juergen Raith.Gurirab described the late Raith as one of the
readCemetery rape terror relived
02-08-2004
HE held a revolver to her head. He demanded sex from her. He swore at her when she pleaded with him. Then he raped her. Throughout, he was telling her that he was going to kill her that day. And then
readMinister leads volunteers in clean-up
02-08-2004
OSHIKANGO - Women Affairs and Child Welfare Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appealed to councillors of the new Helao Nafidi town to pass a resolution that compels business owners at the town to
readGoodbye mummy
02-08-2004
AINA Niit Shiimi (26) from Oshakati who was brutally stabbed to death, allegedly by her partner, Johannes Amunyela (33), on July 22 was buried from the Olupumbu Elcin Church Congregation at Olupumbu
readHealth on track
02-08-2004
STAFF from the Ministry of Health and Social Services worked on the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line on Friday.A strong team of 800 health workers led by Minister Dr Libertina Amathila arrived at
readResidents shocked by attack on priest
02-08-2004
RUNDU - Hundreds of residents from Nyangana village in eastern Kavango on Friday staged a peaceful demonstration to express their shock at an attack on a Roman Catholic Priest, 85-year-old Bernard
readConstable shoots himself
02-08-2004
A POLICE Constable shot himself with a service pistol in his office at the Omaruru Police Station on Friday last week.In their crime bulletin, the Police said the officer had been identified as Hofni
readTwo men killed by hippo
02-08-2004
TWO men were killed by a hippopotamus on Tuesday at Nachisangani village in the Caprivi, the Police reported on Thursday.According to the Katima Mulilo Police, the pair was apparently crossing the
readCops probe firearm fraud
02-08-2004
THE Police at Walvis Bay are requesting people who applied for firearm licences but have not received them to help them investigate a case of fraud and theft against a Police Officer who handled their
readMassive Council failure turns town into cesspit
02-08-2004
"MAKE Okakarara the most effective, well-managed town in the [Otjozondjupa] Region and create a conducive environment for responsive service delivery ..."This extract from the mission statement of the
readHigh Court set to deal with murder - or suicide - riddle
02-08-2004
A GROOTFONTEIN resident charged with murder after a colleague and friend was shot dead in his flat at the northern town is set to be tried in the High Court.Dewald Ludeke (28) was informed on Monday
readAlan blames financial woes on the major municipalities
02-08-2004
THE country's three biggest municipalities have been singled out as the main contributors to the poor financial situation of the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (Alan).During the launch of
readMeatco's Katima abattoir shuts
02-08-2004
THE Katima Mulilo Abattoir, which has seen a critical decrease in slaughter numbers, will be shut down from August to October to save costs.According to a press release from Meatco last week, the
readNBC no show delays CoD Congress start
02-08-2004
THE Congress of Democrats on Friday delayed starting its most important gathering by at least 20 minutes as the party desperately waited in vain for the NBC to cover the opening session.CoD National
readFarmworkers convicted of employer's murder
02-08-2004
TWO of the three former farmworkers who had been charged with killing one of their employers and also trying to kill his wife at their Karibib district farm in January 2002, were convicted of murder
readFarewell to 'Oom Maans'
02-08-2004
VETERAN political activist Hermanus Beukes, who died at the age of 91 at his native Rehoboth on July 22, was buried at his hometown on Saturday.Among the speakers at his funeral service was
readHardap Regional Council caves in to Govt pressure
02-08-2004
THE Hardap Regional Council has succumbed to political pressure from Government after spending months opposing the appointment of senior managers.Governor Pieter Boltman announced that the Council had
readKashamako and Baiter score hockey hat-tricks
02-08-2004
PEPSI Unam's experienced midfielder, Joseph 'Bles' Kashamako and the exciting Andrea Baiter of DTS, both scored hat-tricks to spur their respective teams to victory during the National Field Hockey
readZim police search MDC house
02-08-2004
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's main opposition party accused police yesterday of harassing its leader to hinder his political activities before crucial elections early next year.Police on Saturday
readPro-Arafat gunmen break up Fatah conference
02-08-2004
NABLUS, West Bank - Gunmen loyal to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat opened fire yesterday on a conference of Arafat's Fatah movement, in the latest sign of factional infighting among the Palestinian
readWronged Kenyan writer ends exile - no grudge
02-08-2004
NAIROBI - Celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o ended 22 years of exile on Saturday, saying he bore no grudge against the administration of former president Daniel arap Moi which jailed him for a
readSudan bows to UN resolution on Darfur
02-08-2004
KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan stepped back from rejecting the UN Security Council resolution on Darfur, with foreign minister Mustafa Osman Ismail saying such talk was unwarranted.In a sign the West is
readAn extract from Obama Barack's address to the Democratic Convention
02-08-2004
TONIGHT is a particular honour for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely.My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up
readRising Democratic star showcases his political talent
02-08-2004
CHICAGO - Barack Obama, a rising star of the Democratic Party, last week electrified delegates with a rousing party convention speech that moved him closer to a historic seat in the United States
readRising Democratic star showcases his political talent
02-08-2004
CHICAGO - Barack Obama, a rising star of the Democratic Party, last week electrified delegates with a rousing party convention speech that moved him closer to a historic seat in the United States
readFighting, bombs, mortars in Iraq
02-08-2004
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded outside a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, killing at least five people and injuring 53 others, police said.The blast followed a night of
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