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20 Articles found on Monday, 13 December 2004
Polytech name changed
13-12-2004
THE name of the Polytechnic of Namibia is to be changed to the Namibia University of Science and Technology.The Rector of the Polytechnic, Tjama Tjivikua, said the name change would improve the
readToo many Namibians obsessed with alcohol
13-12-2004
THE Namibian people's obsession with alcohol should come to an end, the Mayor of Swakopmund, Rosina //Hoabes, said at a combined celebration of World AIDS Day and International Human Rights Day on
readPresident preaches unity
13-12-2004
HUNDREDS of people braved the scorching sun on Friday to gather at Windhoek's Old Location Cemetery to commemorate Human Rights Day.But those who might have been drawn to this year's event by the
readEimbeck murder suspects deny guilt
13-12-2004
TWO men arrested for the murder of the wife of former senior Police officer Sigi Eimbeck in March this year pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances last
readMurderer wants to be shot
13-12-2004
A DEMAND by protesting residents at Omaruru for life sentences for men guilty of violence against women was partly granted when the Magistrate of the Swakopmund Regional Court sentenced a man to 20
readSmit new Agric Minister
13-12-2004
IN an apparent effort to hold his Cabinet together, about four months before its term of office ends, President Sam Nujoma on Thursday moved swiftly to replace Agriculture Minister Helmut Angula, who
readForensic tests delay school storeroom corpse case
13-12-2004
A CONTINUING wait for outstanding forensic test results has forced another postponement of the case against the Windhoek father and son who are accused of having murdered a suspected prostitute in the
readNamib Mills strike standoff deepens
13-12-2004
UGLY scenes nearly erupted at Namib Mills on Friday after the company ferried in about 40 casual labourers from Rundu in the Kavango Region to do the work of striking employees.The move angered the
readSpanish captain to pay dearly for illegal fishing in Namibia
13-12-2004
THE illegal fishing expedition in Namibian waters by the Spanish vessel Maral and its crew about six months ago gained an additional price tag of about N$330 000 in the Luederitz Regional Court late
readNDC, DFN winding up gathers steam
13-12-2004
THE dissolution of the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) and the Development Fund of Namibia (DFN) is gaining momentum.At its last meeting for the year last week, Cabinet ordered the transfer of
readBurger sent to jail for 18 years
13-12-2004
ANOTHER 18 years of his freedom is the price that Windhoek resident Sean Burger will have to pay for the bloody crime that he committed in the capital on September 15 2002.It was on that day that
readGovernment strikes hoodia deal
13-12-2004
GOVERNMENT is to enter into an agreement with British pharmaceutical company Phytopharm on the cultivation and supply of the hoodia plant.The stem succulent indigenous to Namibia, Botswana and South
readSwapo wields whip in regions Orders from above rile elected officials
13-12-2004
A COMMITTEE at the Swapo head office spent last week deciding who should occupy strategic posts on elected regional councils, angering some party members.They see the move as a making mockery of the
readPolitical leaders failing children worldwide
13-12-2004
LONDON - Political leaders the world over are failing the most vulnerable of their people -- children, the UN child rights organisation Unicef said on Thursday.Although child mortality rates had
readLess US soldiers killed, more maimed: report
13-12-2004
SAN ANTONIO - For every American soldier killed in Iraq, nine others have been wounded and survived - the highest rate of any war in the United States history.It isn't that their injuries were less
readDrums, dancing hail African Nobel laureate Maathai
13-12-2004
OSLO - To the beat of African drums, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai received her Nobel Peace Prize, telling the audience of royals, celebrities and diplomats that protecting the world's
readPlant a tree at Easter: Nobel laureate
13-12-2004
OSLO - Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai on Friday called on people around the world to plant trees at Easter as a symbol of renewal and to protect the planet."If it was a worldwide
readThe fright before Christmas: Santa in terror hoax
13-12-2004
MOSCOW - Moscow police swung into action to arrest a man who had reported that a female suicide bomber disguised as a Christmas fairy was planning to carry out an attack on Santa Claus in the northern
readEthiopia to celebrate Marley's 60th birthday
13-12-2004
LONDON - Bob Marley's 60th birthday will be celebrated with a month-long programme of events in Ethiopia in February 2005.The program, titled 'Africa Unite', will be spearheaded by a globally
readJulia returns home with new twins
13-12-2004
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's top female star, Julia Roberts, has returned home from hospital with her twins following a health scare involving one of the premature tots.The 'Pretty Woman' star, named
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