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21 Articles found on Thursday, 16 December 2004
Africa's growth rate highest since 1996
16-12-2004
ON the African continent, growth is projected to accelerate to 4,5 per cent in 2004 the highest since 1996, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says in its latest quarterly economic bulletin
readSA vows to cut costs for small businesses
16-12-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government pledged on Monday to cut regulatory costs stifling the growth of the small business sector, seen as key to reducing the country's steep jobless rate of nearly
readTourism in SA up
16-12-2004
JOHANNESBURG - The number of foreign travellers who visited South Africa in September this year rose by 5,9 per cent compared with the same month last year, the latest official data shows.Tourism is
readWomen urged to gear up for next elections
16-12-2004
SWAPO Women's Council Secretary General Eunice Iipinge says although there are still some traditional practices holding women back, this should not discourage them from fighting for their rights and
readNamibia represented at environment summit
16-12-2004
A NAMIBIAN delegation, headed by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Peter Ilonga, is attending a climate change convention in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to discuss a range of
readIllegal aliens deported
16-12-2004
ONGWEDIVA - The head of immigration in northern Namibia, Nikanor Ekaku, says an Immigration Tribunal held at Ohangwena recently has deported 159 illegal immigrants to their countries of origin.Ekaku
readPensioner accused of rape
16-12-2004
THE Police are investigating a rape case after an 11-year-old girl was raped, allegedly by a 55-year-old pensioner.The incident took place last week Thursday at about 19h30 at Coblenz, Otjituuo area,
readMTC registers more than 300 000 customers
16-12-2004
NAMIBIAN Mobile Telecommunication (MTC) this year reached a milestone by registering a record 350 000 customers.The company welcomed 1 000 more subscribers compared to last year. MTC's General Manager
readNam, Algeria plan economic co-operation commission
16-12-2004
NAMIBIA and Algeria plan to establish an economic co-operation commission in an effort to further strengthen their existing bilateral relationship.Paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Theo-Ben
readPoverty one of root causes of deforestation
16-12-2004
A SENIOR official in the Ministry of Environment has called on environmental practitioners to help communities to find alternative sources of livelihood to reduce their dependency on forest
readConservation paradox: More protection, less biodiversity
16-12-2004
BIODIVERSITY keeps on declining despite an increase in protected areas worldwide over the last 40 years.The 2003 United Nations list of protected areas shows that conservation areas now constitute 12
read'Daring' robbers raid municipality
16-12-2004
THE fact that the Walvis Bay Municipal office at Kuisebmond is situated next door to the Police station did not deter two masked and armed men from attempting to rob the cash office at the premises
readWife-killing suspect judged to be sane and fit for trial
16-12-2004
A PSYCHIATRIC report vouching for the sanity of Rehoboth resident Prollius van Zyl and for his ability to stand trial on a charge that he murdered his wife two years ago was not enough to satisfy Van
readElection pay scramble
16-12-2004
THERE were frenzied and sometimes tense scenes at the Khomas Regional Council in Windhoek yesterday as electoral officials, hired to work during the recent national and regional elections, descended
readZimbabwe 'mercenaries' to appeal conviction
16-12-2004
HARARE - Zimbabwe's High Court is allowing 64 suspected mercenaries to appeal against their jail terms on charges relating to a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, their lawyer said
readTransNamib experiences a reversal of fortune
16-12-2004
TRANSNAMIB says it has made a strong turnaround from an operationally bankrupt institution to a N$39,4 million profit in the last financial year.The liquidity position of the transport parastatal also
readNot a town, not yet a city
16-12-2004
WALVIS Bay cannot be given city status unless the Local Authorities Act of 1992 is amended.This emerged in a response of the Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing, which did not
readFund director sues Local Government
16-12-2004
THE Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing faces a court challenge after it dismissed a manager appointed to run one of its trust funds.Immanuel !Hanabeb was appointed as Fund Manager
readCourt to rule on poll documents today
16-12-2004
THE Congress of Democrats and Republican Party of Namibia are set to hear this morning whether the High Court will order the Electoral Commission to reveal a range of documents related to last month's
readShots fired at demo scene
16-12-2004
THE Police were called to Cadilu Fishing at Walvis Bay on Tuesday after shots were fired into the air when a fight broke out between a group of retrenched workers and newly hired casual labour.Nobody
readBin Laden unmasked
16-12-2004
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Osama bin Laden take note:You wouldn't be safe in Costa Rica.A startled taxi driver shot and wounded a jokester wearing a plastic mask of the al Qaeda leader, police said on
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