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38 Articles found on Monday, 9 August 2004
Angola to more than double diamond output
09-08-2004
LUANDA - Diamond-rich Angola plans to more than double its annual output to 15,000 carats from the current level of 6 000 carats, the spokesman of the national diamond company Endiama said Friday."We
readRato's IMF message to Africa impresses leaders
09-08-2004
KAMPALA - Rodrigo Rato promised to listen on his first trip to Africa as the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but what he had to say is what impressed African leaders.The former
readCapital outflow restricting Namibia's GDP growth
09-08-2004
CABINET has given approval to the Ministry of Finance to introduce or impose restrictions on the outflow of capital from Namibia out of pension funds, life insurance and commercial banks.This follows
readBrazilian company looking for business in Nam
09-08-2004
A TWO-MEMBER business delegation consisting of the African Director and Commercial Director of ALUSA from Brazil, Rogeri Riccardi, and Oscar de Carvalho - also a well-known businessman from Mozambique
readBush bitten by own soundbite
09-08-2004
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush has told a roomful of top Pentagon brass his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States.The latest instalment of misspeak from a
readARV roll-out expands
09-08-2004
FROM today, HIV-POSITIVE people at Khorixas, Eenhana, Usakos, Opuwo, Luederitz, Tsumeb and Swakopmund will have access to life-prolonging drugs.Health Minister Dr Libertina Amathila announced on
readD-Day for Caprivi treason case - again
09-08-2004
TODAY is set to be another red-letter day for the delay-cursed Caprivi high treason case.The 120 suspects accused of involvement in an alleged plot to secede the Caprivi Region will this morning
readSwabou staff to take on FNB
09-08-2004
FORMER staff members of Swabou, which merged with First National Bank of Namibia, are taking the new holdings company to the Labour Court today.The 89 claim that the new company "unilaterally" changed
readNew programme to target Nam women
09-08-2004
LAST week Tuesday saw the launch of a new programme 'Katuka Mentorship' at Castle Brewing Namibia's headquarters in Windhoek.
readFlying high
09-08-2004
SINCE it was established in 1999, the Namibian Aviation Training Academy (Nata) at Keetmanshoop has trained 132 candidates.Ninety-one of them graduated as pilots. Overall, 66 candidates received
readSchoolgirl shot by accident
09-08-2004
THE Police at Ongwediva have arrested a security guard after a Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School pupil was shot and injured in the leg on Friday a week ago.According to a source at the school,
readUse it
09-08-2004
ABOUT 100 children from the Ombetja Yehinga AIDS Awareness Clubs at Swakopmund took part in a march to commemorate National Condom Day on Saturday.The children marched through the streets of Mondesa
readSA singer's trip hits a low note
09-08-2004
A POPULAR Afrikaans singer from South Africa, Mathys Roets, was robbed of valuables worth thousands of dollars at Swakopmund on Tuesday night.Thieves broke into a house rented by Roets and his family
readToddler hurt, men die in hut blazes
09-08-2004
A three-year-old child was seriously injured when the hut he was sleeping in caught fire at Onekwaya West village in northern Namibia last week Monday, the Police reported in Thursday's crime
readUnions press for urgency on wage negotiations at mine
09-08-2004
WORKERS at Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation, who downed tools for half an hour last week, have given the company a few days to show more commitment to wage negotiations and other industrial issues or face
readCabinet announces new Air Namibia board member
09-08-2004
UNDER Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication Josef Shipepe has been appointed as a new member of the Air Namibia board.He replaces Vekuii Rukoro who resigned as board
readProud home owner
09-08-2004
Forty seven residents of the Goreangab informal settlement, on the outskirts of Windhoek, became proud home owners at the weekend.The houses which were built through the Shack Dwellers Federation of
readUsakos-Karibib 'terror' cases postponed again
09-08-2004
COURT cases related to a spate of criminal activities on several farms in the Usakos and Karibib area in 2002 - including the murder of a German tourist - were again postponed last week for the
readNew Mafwe chiefdom smacks of 'divide and rule'
09-08-2004
SUBJECTS of the Mamili royal house in the Caprivi have criticised Government for anointing another tribal chief, saying the move was politically motivated.The Namibian was unable to get comment from
readSuspect in car-chase case arrested
09-08-2004
POLICE have arrested a suspect in a vehicle theft case that led to a mid-city car crash, a shooting, and a high-speed getaway chase on Wednesday.The suspected thief, who made a temporary getaway in an
readTop security brass look ahead to soccer World Cup
09-08-2004
NAMIBIA'S role in the successful hosting of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa in 2010 was emphasised by South African Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota, at Walvis Bay on Friday.Speaking at the
read'No threat of terrorism in region'
09-08-2004
THERE is nothing to suggest a major threat of terrorism in southern Africa at present says South African Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota.Speaking at the opening of the fourth session of the
readThree officials die in crash
09-08-2004
THREE officials from the Oluno Rehabilitation Centre died instantly on Saturday morning when the car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle at Iindangungu village, along the
readTraditional Authorities Act faces High Court challenge
09-08-2004
NAMIBIA's oldest political party the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) is to ask the High Court to declare the Traditional Authorities Act of 2000 unconstitutional.The party moved the motion of
readBayern give coach Magath winning start
09-08-2004
BERLIN - Bayern Munich began their bid to claim back the Bundesliga title with a 2-0 victory at Hamburg SV on Saturday to give new coach Felix Magath a winning start.Germany's Michael Ballack opened
readAussies can win - Jones
09-08-2004
SYDNEY - Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is confident of his side's chances of winning back the Tri-nations trophy following Saturday's 23-18 victory over defending champions New Zealand."We've got
readDuathlon final in Swakopmund
09-08-2004
The final duathlon in a series of five events takes place in Swakopmund on Saturday, August 14.The event, which is sponsored by MICA, will take place at the Woermann Brock Hardware store, and the main
readNamibia qualify for Ireland
09-08-2004
Namibia qualified for the 2005 ICC Trophy competition when it beat Botswana and Uganda at the African qualifying tournament in Lusaka, Zambia over the weekend.On Friday Namibia beat Botswana by 190
readSkipper Smith helps SA secure a draw
09-08-2004
GALLE - Captain and opener Graeme Smith top-scored with 74 to help South Africa secure a draw with Sri Lanka on the fifth and final day of the first test yesterday.The tourists, set a challenging
readFredericks fourth in Zurich
09-08-2004
Frank Fredericks came fourth in the men's 200m at the Zurich IAAF Grand Prix meeting on Friday evening.The race was won by Bernard Williams of the United States in 20,13 seconds, followed by Joshua
readUnam increase their lead
09-08-2004
Unam increased their lead at the top of the women's hockey Premier League when they beat bitter rivals Ramblers 3-2 in Windhoek on Saturday.In a hard-fought match Unam took the lead through a goal by
readSA serial rapist gets 42 life sentences
09-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - A South African court handed down 42 life sentences on Friday to a former chef convicted on 103 counts of rape, kidnapping and indecent assault after a spree of attacks on young
read'Record Breakers Rescued'
09-08-2004
Four Britons attempting to break the world trans-Atlantic rowing record were rescued yesterday after their boat broke up in heavy storms, the coastguard said.A Swedish vessel picked up the crew of the
read'Nigeria helps Britain fund Zim's opposition'
09-08-2004
HARARE - Nigeria is being used by Britain as a conduit to bankroll Zimbabwe's main opposition in a bid to unseat president Robert's Mugabe's government in next year's legislative elections, a
readMbeki welcomes old enemy
09-08-2004
JOHANNESBURG - SA president Thabo Mbeki welcomed yesterday the decision by the former apartheid party to join his African National Congress (ANC), saying it was a remarkable show of reconciliation in
readJohn Kerry plays the religion card
09-08-2004
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has begun speaking more openly about his faith, a move political experts say is crucial to chipping away at president George W Bush's advantage
readSudan to talk peace
09-08-2004
ADDIS ABABA - The government of Sudan and two rebel groups fighting in the western Darfur region have agreed to peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria on August 23, the African Union said yesterday.AU
readIraq cleric snubs PM's orders
09-08-2004
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's interim prime minister yesterday ordered Shi'ite fighters loyal to a radical cleric to leave the holy city of Najaf but the militiamen were digging in and the death toll from days
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