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38 Articles found on Thursday, 5 August 2004
SA auto industry, union in wage deal
05-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's automakers have concluded a three-year wage agreement with the union representing 21,000 workers, said representatives of the industry and the union yesterday."The deal
readChina expanding digital pay television
05-08-2004
BEIJING- A Shanghai broadcaster said yesterday it was about to receive China's second digital pay TV license, ending the monopoly of state-run China Central Television.Regulators have given permission
readOil supply strains foreseen by IEA data
05-08-2004
PARIS - The rise and rise of oil prices, coupled with acknowledgement by Opec that increasing its supplies is proving difficult, underline the prescience of several passages in a recent report by the
readBusiness community urged to participate at Expo/Huila 2004
05-08-2004
THE Angolan Embassy in Namibia is calling on the local business community to participate in the trade expo to be held in Lubango in the province of Huila in Angola from the 18th to the 22nd of this
readGearing up for the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair
05-08-2004
PREPARATIONS for the annual Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) are progressing very well, according to the chairman of the OATF Preparatory Committee, Damian Egumbo.The fair will be held at the
read'BEE a vital development strategy for all sectors'
05-08-2004
SUPPORTING Black Economic Empowerment as a mechanism for the removal of the economic legacies of structural inequality is necessary for business and also a vital developmental strategy for both the
readMan kills girlfriend, hangs himself
05-08-2004
SHIMBUNYA Kaavela (28) from Etomba village in Ohangwena fatally stabbed his girlfriend Maarina Nakafingo yesterday and then hanged himself from a tree.The Police in the Ohangwena Region reported that
readBrave dogs savage fleeing car thief
05-08-2004
A CAR thief in Windhoek got a whole lot more than he bargained for yesterday, when he found himself ambushed by the Police, shot at, involved in an accident with a bakkie he stole and, to top it off,
readMinistry sets medical research guidelines
05-08-2004
NAMIBIA yesterday launched a set of guidelines and a research management policy that researchers could use when doing clinical studies on HIV positive people or other sicknesses.Since Independence,
readCops stop security van hijackers in their tracks
05-08-2004
THREE men have been arrested by the Gobabis Police for attempting to hijack a security van along the Trans Kalahari Highway.The van belonging to the Gass Security Company was carrying just over N$12
readTop officers suspended amidst prison sex scandal
05-08-2004
THREE officers from the top hierarchy at Windhoek's Central Prison have been suspended amid reports of sexual escapades between men and women convicts locked up separately in the maximum-security
readNo pictures please, this is State House
05-08-2004
THE tourism value of the beautifully restored and centrally-located President's official residence at Swakopmund is fast being eroded by Police officers guarding the premises.More and more incidents
readGo back to basics, unions urged
05-08-2004
TRADE unions in Namibia need to rethink their role and future, labour movement analyst Herbert Jauch argues in a new publication on trade unions that was launched in Windhoek yesterday.Speaking at the
readUri closes shop in Namibia
05-08-2004
NAMIBIA'S only independent vehicle manufacturer, Uri Offroad Vehicles (Pty) Ltd, has thrown in the towel after months of uncertainty and waiting on Government orders.According to sources, the company
readMan kills girlfriend, hangs himself
05-08-2004
SHIMBUNYA Kaavela (28) from Etomba village in Ohangwena fatally stabbed his girlfriend Maarina Nakafingo yesterday and then hanged himself from a tree.The Police in the Ohangwena Region reported that
readBrave dogs savage fleeing car thief
05-08-2004
A CAR thief in Windhoek got a whole lot more than he bargained for yesterday, when he found himself ambushed by the Police, shot at, involved in an accident with a bakkie he stole and, to top it off,
read'Duplicate' Mafwe chiefdom spreads confusion
05-08-2004
GOVERNMENT yesterday added to tension among the volatile Caprivi tribal communities by recognising two chiefs for one tribe in contravention of the Traditional Authorities Act.By late afternoon, the
read'Duplicate' Mafwe chiefdom spreads confusion
05-08-2004
GOVERNMENT yesterday added to tension among the volatile Caprivi tribal communities by recognising two chiefs for one tribe in contravention of the Traditional Authorities Act.By late afternoon, the
readCourt curbs Ramatex
05-08-2004
A BID by the Ramatex Textile Factory in Windhoek to have most of its Bangladeshi workforce booted out of the country was foiled by the High Court yesterday.In a last-minute reprieve, the court ruled
readChildren survive accident
05-08-2004
GOBABIS - A woman died but three children she was ferrying escaped with minor to serious injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in left the road and overturned last week Friday.Police Liaison
readGovernment Benz burns out
05-08-2004
A GOVERNMENT Mercedes Benz, with the registration GRN 335, burnt out in front of the ANG flats at Kuisebmund, Walvis Bay, in the early hours of Tuesday, the Police reported in their crime bulletin
readUnion accuses Skorpion of unfair labour practices
05-08-2004
UP to 66 mine workers left the Skorpion Zinc Mine between January and May this year because of unfair labour practices, workers representatives have claimed.Skorpion Union Vice Chairman Michaeleno
readBaby found alive in bush
05-08-2004
EENHANA - Police in the Ohangwena Region have appealed for help in tracing the mother of a one-month-old baby girl who was found dumped in a bush at Onhuno village last week.The baby was wrapped in a
readClouds of locusts descend in North
05-08-2004
OKONGO - Huge clouds of locusts are plaguing a number of villages in the Okongo Constituency in northern Namibia.The Ohangwena Regional Councillor for the constituency, Paulus Mwahanyekange, yesterday
readAll Blacks cover bases for return Tri-Nations clash with Wallabies
05-08-2004
AUCKLAND - All Blacks coach Graham Henry unveiled a reshuffled forward pack and arranged cover for his stuttering inside backs Wednesday in preparation for the Tri-Nations Test against Australia in
readNapoli declared bankrupt
05-08-2004
ROME - Napoli, the team that Argentine legend Diego Maradona led to two Italian league titles, were officially declared bankrupt on Monday.Weighed down by expectations following their Serie A
readNamibia to host junior African tennis tourney
05-08-2004
NAMIBIA will host the third leg of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Under 18 circuit for Central/Southern Africa on August 15 - 19.Sixty players from 12 southern African countries will
readAre Maria Mutola's powers deserting her?
05-08-2004
PARIS - A year ago no one would have bet against Maria Mutola retaining her Olympics 800 metres title.The Mozambican had just collected the richest prize in athletics, the one-million-dollar Golden
readThrills galore at Gobabis Moto Cross
05-08-2004
RAINER Becker re-affirmed his position as Namibia's top motocross rider when he won the Open Class as well as the "Castle Brewing King of the Dirt" race in Gobabis last weekend.
readNFA hosts indaba to chart way forward
05-08-2004
THE Namibia Football Association hosted a Soccer Indaba last week aimed at addressing future strategies of the soccer body.The Soccer Indaba brought together a diverse group of people consisting of
read'Real Madrid, Arsenal agree Vieira sale'
05-08-2004
MADRID - Arsenal have agreed to sell French international midfielder Patrick Vieira to Spanish giants Real Madrid for 35 million euros (US$42 million), it was reported on Tuesday.Real president
readMountain bikers excel at SA Champs
05-08-2004
NAMIBIAN mountain bike riders excelled at the South African Mountainbike Championships in the Cape last weekend, bringing home three gold, a silver and a bronze medal.Carmen Bassingthwaighte paced her
readThai chicken on credit
05-08-2004
BANGKOK - Thailand, the world's fourth largest chicken exporter before it was hit by bird flu, offered yesterday to sell chicken on credit to overseas buyers and said it was willing to take goods in
readWife killed with chainsaw - by accident
05-08-2004
A British man was being treated for shock yesterday after he fell from a ladder while pruning trees, accidentally killing his wife with his chainsaw, police said.The 56-year-old man, who has not been
read'Iraqi kidnappers wanted money'
05-08-2004
BAGHDAD - Armed Iraqis led by a tribal sheik raided a house in the rebellious city of Falluja and freed four Jordanian hostages without a shot being fired, one of the freed hostages told Reuters
readViolence in Zimbabwe 'will make free elections difficult'
05-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A high level of violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe has made it "increasingly difficult" for citizens to participate freely and fairly in elections next year, the Media Institute of
read'Just following orders,' claims Abu Ghraib's Lynndie England
05-08-2004
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina - Lawyers for US Army Private Lynndie England were due back in court yesterday where they will defend their client against charges she abused Iraqi detainees by claiming she
readSA's top court rejects 'mercenaries' appeal
05-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's highest court yesterday rejected an appeal by a group of suspected mercenaries held in Zimbabwe who tried to force president Thabo Mbeki's government to seek their
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