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33 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 August 2004
Tribute to our uncle - Toivo ya Toivo
24-08-2004
THE birth of our mother nation Namibia 14 years ago was due to the heroic struggle and works of many committed and dedicated liberation fighters.Honourable Andimba Hermann Toivo Ya Toivo is a name
readTypo Problems
24-08-2004
OLYPIMPICS? Really? Has the great Frank Fredericks been leading a life we know nothing about? (back page, issue Friday August 20th) This gem of a typo rates even higher than the 'Windhoek of Hope' in
readCongrats To The Chief And King
24-08-2004
PARAMOUNT Chief, Kuaima Riruako and King Elifas Kauluma must be congratulated Allow me a space in your newspaper to express my gratitude with these two traditional leaders.Firstly, Herero Paramount
readWhy Not Local Celebs?
24-08-2004
I DO appreciate the fact that you give us gossip on Hollywood celebrities but why don't you guys give us on our own local celebs as well.From the ministers, to high ranking company employees, to
readGood Luck To Chief Mayuni
24-08-2004
KINDLY allow me to comment on the article entitled 'Duplicate Mafwe Chiefdom spreads confusion' published in The Namibian of Friday, August 6.At times it's quite hard to know who to blame in the
readCommissions And Credibility
24-08-2004
AS we all know by now, Namibia is about to witness yet another commission of inquiry.
readVW says 'no room' for wage increases
24-08-2004
FRANKFURT - Automaker Volkswagen said yesterday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.Peter Hartz, VW's personnel chief,
readTax Talk: There is VAT On The Sale Of Used Goods
24-08-2004
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.VERY recently I was asked by a successful businessman to confirm that the
readLeviev signals hope for Angola diamonds
24-08-2004
LUANDA - A diamond mine in Angola's gem-rich Lunda Norte province has outstripped production targets since resuming production in April, an example to other projects in the region, a state company
readNamdeb's CTF inaugurated at Luderitz
24-08-2004
THE Namdeb Contractor Treatment Facility (CTF) was officially inaugurated with a new plant which is expected to improve security and Kimberly process compliance, handle more contractors and support
readSADC to effect measures on region's power deficit threat
24-08-2004
THE just-ended Southern African Development Community summit in Mauritius took into consideration the presentation by SADC energy ministers on the diminishing generation surplus capacity in the
readNamWater washes hands of blame on water crisis
24-08-2004
BULK water supplier NamWater said yesterday that it was being used as a scapegoat for the dire water situation faced by several towns across the country, while local authorities were escaping with
readSacked Bangladeshi workers reject Ramatex reinstatement
24-08-2004
BANGLADESHI workers who were sacked on the spot by the Ramatex Textile Factory three weeks ago have rejected an offer to be re-employed at a lower salary.Last week, the Malaysian-run concern said it
readPleas by default start treason trial
24-08-2004
FINALLY, after five years of postponements upon adjournments upon delays, the main trial of the 120 men accused in the Caprivi high treason case in the High Court at Grootfontein has begun.The hour of
readSlanderous e-mails spawn suspicion in Swapo ranks
24-08-2004
SWAPO'S top leadership is at odds over a series of e-mails vilifying axed foreign affairs minister Hidipo Hamutenya, his prominent supporters and other senior party leaders who have condemned the
readOld reservoir at Walvis closed
24-08-2004
WINDHOEK - NamPort's old reservoir at Walvis Bay was closed down recently to make way for socio-economic development.In an interview with Nampa, NamPort's Assistant Marketing Manage, Johnny Smit, said
readOshana AIDS group remembers dedicated activist
24-08-2004
OSHAKATI - A minute of silence was observed in memory of the late Oshana Regional AIDS Co-ordinator, Albertina Haneb, at an Oshana Regional AIDS Co-ordination Committee (RACOC) meeting held here on
readThe Ovambanderu gather at Okeseta
24-08-2004
OKASETA - Ovambanderu Paramount Chief, Munjuku Nguvauva II has called on leaders of Mbanderu and Herero Traditional Communities to come together and put mechanisms in place to facilitate co-operation
readRundu manages its solid waste
24-08-2004
RUNDU - The Municipality of Rundu has launched a solid waste management project, in partnership with its Dutch twin town of Nieuwegein.Chief Executive Officer of the Rundu Town Council Lukas Muhepa
readGovt says overfishing under control
24-08-2004
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources says it has been successful in turning around the situation of overfishing in Namibian waters which prevailed before 1991.In a statement to The Namibian,
readLawyers defend auctioning house for N$168 debt
24-08-2004
THE law firm that instructed the court to sell the house of an elderly Mariental woman to recover a N$168 debt she owed a butchery maintains it gave her four chances to pay the debt.Garbers Associates
readMagazine names Mugabe as one of continent's greatest leaders
24-08-2004
READERS of a magazine which labels itself as Pan-African have voted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe among the top five of Africa's greatest, in a list of 100 headed by Nelson Mandela.In a list
readSon clubs his father to death
24-08-2004
A 79-year-old man, Mwaamenange Haikali, was clubbed to death by his son Nandjedi Timoteus Haikali (18) on Sunday night.The Police reported yesterday that Haikali was allegedly struck on the head with
readSwarms of locusts plague villagers in North
24-08-2004
THE arrival of tens of thousands of locusts in central northern Namibia, especially in the Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions, has struck fear in the hearts of crop farmers.During the past few weeks,
readHamutenya lies low as he ponders future
24-08-2004
FORMER Minister of Foreign Affairs Hidipo Hamutenya is lying low and has declined to discuss his political future.Hamutenya, who was fired as minister shortly before the special Swapo congress that
readCoca Cola sponsors Zone Six team
24-08-2004
THE Namibian team that will participate in the Zone Six Confederation of School Sports Association of Southern Africa (COSSASA) Ball Games received a sponsorship worth N$10 000 from Coca-Cola
readFrank Fredericks in last bid for gold
24-08-2004
NAMIBIAN sprint master, Frank Fredericks, will today launch his most likely last bid for an Olympic gold medal when he competes in 200 metres heats.Fredericks made an exit in the second round of the
readObasanjo has no succession plan
24-08-2004
LAGOS - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied having a succession plan and said that he has left the matter in the hands of God."Only God knows who will succeed me", Obasanjo, a former
readTerre'Blanche arrested for violating parole
24-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African white extremist Eugene Terre'Blanche has been arrested for violating his parole conditions three months after his release from prison, the correctional services said
readWar on terror trials launch legal battle for US
24-08-2004
GUANTANAMO BAY - The United States faces an epic legal battle as it launches military tribunals today for four war on terror detainees, including an Australian Taliban fighter.Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a
readVeteran Zim politician Zvobgo dies
24-08-2004
HARARE - Eddison Zvobgo, a founder of Zimbabwe's ruling party who became increasingly critical of President Robert Mugabe, died on Sunday.Zvobgo, a Harvard-trained lawyer and veteran politician, died
readSudan rebels, govt gather for Darfur talks
24-08-2004
ABUJA - Pushed to end what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, Sudanese government envoys gathered in Nigeria yesterday for talks with rebel leaders from the western Darfur
readContinued fighting in Najaf dims hope for peace in Iraq
24-08-2004
NAJAF - US helicopter gunships pounded positions held by Shi'ite militiamen near Najaf's Imam Ali shrine overnight, as continued fighting dimmed hope of a peaceful end to the near three-week
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