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26 Articles found on Friday, 17 December 2004
Led by example...
17-12-2004
ADULTS in Namibia have a lot to answer for.In short, there are too few of them setting a good example to the youth of today, and we should not be surprised if matters go from bad to worse because this
readAnother Wasteful Exercise
17-12-2004
RECENTLY two opposition political parties lodged an urgent court application calling on the Electoral Commission to grant access to basic documents related to last month's Presidential and National
readRevamp or lose textile industry, says US official
17-12-2004
MASERU - African nations must co-operate with each other to produce textiles for the United States market or face losing out to competition from Asia, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said here
readMugabe gets salary increase amid hardship
17-12-2004
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been awarded a salary increase, his second pay hike in nine months, the state-run Herald newspaper reports.The paper quoted a special government notice
readSA's GDP growth to trend around 4%
17-12-2004
SOUTH AFRICA'S gross domestic product (GDP) growth should trend about four per cent for the next few years as employment growth finally completes a virtuous circle.In May last year, South Africa
readOne in five people on Internet in 2010
17-12-2004
ONE person out of every eight on Earth is now connected to the Internet, and this phenomenal growth has occurred in less than 10 years.By 2010, this Internet usage growth could narrow to one in five
readUS trade deficit swells to an all-time high
17-12-2004
WASHINGTON - The United States's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of US$55,5-billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on
readKeep it quiet, or else ...
17-12-2004
THE Swakopmund Municipality has issued a stern warning to holidaymakers, and especially shebeen owners, that excessive noise levels will not be tolerated over the festive season.With a request to take
readFight over boundary fence ends in death
17-12-2004
A QUARREL between two neighbours over their boundary fence ended in murder shortly after midnight on Tuesday at Taklin 4 in the Otjituuo area, the Police reported in their crime bulletin this
readShooting over pool game quarrel
17-12-2004
A MAN appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for injuring an 18-year-old with a firearm at a bar in Maerua Mall on Monday night, the Police reported yesterday.Lee Nanjun has been
readEight rape cases reported in 10 days
17-12-2004
AT least eight rape incidents have been reported to Police around the country over the last 10 days - the youngest victims were two 11-year-old girls.Last week Thursday, one of the girls was raped at
readHigh praise for Air Namibia
17-12-2004
The national airline, Air Namibia, has won the award of the best regional airline for 2004, awarded by the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA).The airline received the Feather Award last week. The
readNew National Councillors sworn in
17-12-2004
THE National Council yesterday put an end to a week of speculation when it elected Works, Transport and Communication Deputy Minister Asser Kapere as its new Chairman.Kapere replaces the out-of-favour
readGovt official's wife lifts veil on alleged domestic violence
17-12-2004
YET another senior Government official has been accused of assaulting his wife.Margareth Simunja, wife of Deputy Minister of Defence Victor Simunja, yesterday laid a charge of assault against her
readCadilu protest continues
17-12-2004
CADILU Fishing's sea-going employees yesterday continued their protest around the clock outside the company's gate, while the white fish company and the Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers Union
readFishermen land court victory
17-12-2004
MORE than 100 disgruntled sea-going workers of the Cadilu Fishing Company scored a victory in the Labour Court in Windhoek yesterday afternoon by preventing their employer from retrenching them,
readRed-faced in Brazil
17-12-2004
A NAMIBIAN trade delegation to Brazil found itself embarrassed this week after two Cabinet ministers turned up to sign the same agreement, unaware of each other's presence.Sources from other southern
readPoll papers handed over
17-12-2004
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) yesterday acceded to a court order and gave the Congress of Democrats and Republican Party access to election-related documents estimated to amount to
readA simple act that galvanised a generation
17-12-2004
NEW YORK - Growing up in Detroit, Susan McCauley and her 12 siblings would sometimes boast about their famous aunt, proudly telling their friends that they were America's "civil rights family".Their
readGiant Pacific octopus doesn't give up on motherhood
17-12-2004
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It was a May-December romance that really had legs:Young Aurora, a female giant octopus and her aging cephalopod suitor J-1 were thrown together for a blind date seven months ago
readParis marries developing design with ethics
17-12-2004
PARIS - What better feeling than to wear gorgeous silk and cotton garments made from all-natural materials by Asian and African designers working in family collectives and paid real wages.Welcome to
readMozambique cemeteries become shrines
17-12-2004
MAPUTO - On Saturday mornings in Mozambique the cemetery is the place to be -- for both the living and the dead.On a recent Saturday, some 100 000 people carrying flowers and picnic bags crowded
read'Master/slave' most politically incorrect phrase
17-12-2004
LOS ANGELES - The computer term "master/slave," which was banned as racially offensive by a Los Angeles County purchasing department, has been named the most politically incorrect term of the
readOnline university that awarded MBA to cat sued for fraud
17-12-2004
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania attorney general's office this week sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees _ including an MBA awarded to a cat.Trinity Southern University
readDon't read this one...
17-12-2004
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican man killed his lover in a drunken, drugged fight then cooked the man's body in tomato and onion sauce and ate it over three days.Police found Gumaro de Dios Arias grilling
readAlleged robber linked to beer can
17-12-2004
COLUMBUS, Georgia - Another reason not to drink on the job.A suspect in at least two dozen Columbus-area armed robberies was arrested after police linked him to a can of beer. A witness to one home
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