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19 Articles found on Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Business confidence riding high in SA
14-12-2004
JOHANNESBURG - Almost 80 per cent of businesses in South Africa surveyed in the latest KreditInform Barometer expect the interest rate to remain constant over the next 12 months, it was revealed
readOil climbs above US$41
14-12-2004
SINGAPORE - Oil prices climbed above US$41 a barrel yesterday after Saudi Arabia cut January crude deliveries to clients in Asia, confirming that the top exporter was adhering to OPEC's agreement last
readNamibian Income Tax Principles
14-12-2004
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.TAXPAYERS are assessed on their 'taxable income' in Namibia. 'Taxable
readCrime prevention advice for the holiday season
14-12-2004
When going away from home: * Ask a trusted neighbour, relative or close friend to check on your house daily while you are away, or have a trusted, able-bodied person occupy your premises for the
readCan you help the Police?
14-12-2004
WINDHOEK - The Namibian Police at Ondangwa have asked for help in tracing 23-year-old Ingashikuka Ndeikwila.Ndeikwila, who is also known as Inga, is wanted in connection with theft of a motor vehicle
readRubbish poses threat to village
14-12-2004
RESIDENTS of Othingo village, which falls within the perimeters of Oshakati town, continue to suffer from health-threatening black smoke that emanates from a council rubbish dump site at their
readReward for murder suspect
14-12-2004
THE Swakopmund Police are offering a reward of N$6 000 for information that will lead to the arrest of a fourth suspect in the murder of a German woman shot on the beach in August.Titus Ndeshipanda
readBusinessman killed in house break-in
14-12-2004
AN Oshakati businessman was shot and killed by suspected robbers at his home over the weekend.The family of Frank Thomas, who owns the Lichtenberg Butchery at Oshakati, said five robbers arrived at
readCyclist in drunken driving pickle in court
14-12-2004
A QUICK appearance before a Magistrate on Thursday last week marked the start of court proceedings against a Windhoek resident accused of drunken driving ... on a bicycle.The 31-year-old Manfred
readCarrot offered to crop farmers
14-12-2004
GOVERNMENT has decided to offer incentives to Namibians who are interested in getting its ambitious agricultural project - The Green Scheme - off the ground.Cabinet agreed last week that Namibians be
readFire claims another three lives at DRC
14-12-2004
A SECURITY guard from Swakopmund lost his wife and two baby daughters in a fire that destroyed the family's shack at the DRC informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday.A heartbroken Ismael
read3 in court over taxi man killing
14-12-2004
THREE Windhoek residents appeared in court yesterday on charges that they had robbed and murdered a taxi driver outside the city on Friday afternoon.Wanaheda resident Samuel Eixab (26) and Katutura
readNew claims of election wrongs
14-12-2004
CONTROVERSIES surrounding this year's general elections remain unrelenting, about a month after the polls that installed outgoing President Sam Nujoma's hand-picked successor as president and
readLockout at Blue Ocean factory
14-12-2004
WORKERS at the Blue Ocean Products fish factory at Walvis Bay have not been able to work since last Tuesday after a lockout decision taken by management.The Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union
readBody of second missing canoeist found
14-12-2004
THE body of Thorsten Pronk (18), the canoeist who went missing off Walvis Bay 15 days ago, was found in the bay outside the harbour before 11h00 yesterday.The body of his friend Juergen Sager (18) was
readOtjiwarongo CEO given the boot
14-12-2004
THE Otjiwarongo Municipality has fired its Chief Executive Officer, Paulus Haipare, who had been on paid suspension since January this year.Sources at the town confirmed that Haipare received a letter
readOpposition takes ECN to court over poll records
14-12-2004
HIGH Court Judge Elton Hoff yesterday gave the Electoral Commission of Namibia until tomorrow to prepare itself for an urgent court application in which two political parties are asking for access to
readSub-Saharan Africa's children worst off
14-12-2004
LONDON - African children suffer most from poverty, disease and deprivation, the UN child rights organisation Unicef said in its annual report on Thursday.The State Of The World's Children report said
readNigeria launches US$50m girls' education project
14-12-2004
LAGOS - Nigeria launched an ambitious girls' education programme last week, designed to enrol over 360 000 pupils in 720 schools next year with the aid of a US$50 million grant from the British
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