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23 Articles found on Friday, 3 December 2004
The Hunt
03-12-2004
SO it's year end, and to forget the depressing news about the country's perilous financial situation, everybody who's anybody goes a-hunting.And if you weren't on the President's VIP list for the
readA Challenge For The New Presidency
03-12-2004
ONCE again the country received the bad news that Government's massive debt continues to soar, forcing the State to increase its borrowing to make ends meet.The debt was 30,9 per cent of Gross
readAnother top Windhoek City offical quits
03-12-2004
THE Windhoek municipality seems to be leaking, with a number of top executives leaving the employ of the city over the past few years.Hafeni Nghinamwaami, Strategic Executive for Economic
readSwapo sweeps the board, DTA loses 14 seats
03-12-2004
THE ruling Swapo Party was the biggest winner and the Congress of Democrats the main loser during the Regional Council elections.Swapo collected 96 of the 107 constituencies in an election that
readNo-budget budget provokes concern
03-12-2004
NAMIBIA is likely to struggle to finance new development projects in the near future, while just managing to finance the current ones.While some analysts maintain that Government's debt is still
readTrigger-happy cop to cost taxpayers N$100 000
03-12-2004
A POLICEWOMAN'S over-eager trigger finger is set to cost the Namibian taxpayer N$100 000 in terms of a High Court judgement that was handed down against the Minister of Home Affairs this week.The
readSMA thanks De Beers Marine Namibia
03-12-2004
THE Social Marketing Association (SMA) wishes to apologise for a mistake that was made in Wednesday's issue of The Namibian.It was stated that Namdeb was sponsoring the New Start services. The sponsor
readPower outages at Swakop
03-12-2004
A POWER outage that will affect certain areas of Swakopmund, including some areas of Vineta, is planned from 08h00 to 08h30 on Wednesday and Thursday, December 8 and 9."This power outage is
readMile 14 'not shut down'
03-12-2004
WINDHOEK - The Mile 14 campsite at the coast has not been closed, as earlier reported by Nampa.A spokesman for Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Peter Mietzner, said yesterday that poor weather conditions at
readWind at Swakop overturns minibus
03-12-2004
WINDHOEK- A South African couple died on a gravel road outside Swakopmund after their minibus was blown off the road by a strong wind and overturned.The Police reported in their crime bulletin that
readBoy kicked to death in North
03-12-2004
EENHANA - Police are investigating the murder of Hangula Vilho (12), who was severely kicked in the head, abdomen and chest during a fight.The Police said that Vilho died on the way to the hospital.
readNo sign of missing canoeists
03-12-2004
OFFICIALS of the Namibian Police and the Sea Rescue Institute of Namibia (SRIN) said yesterday that there was still no sign of the two missing Walvis Bay canoeists.Search and rescue operations,
readFraud suspect Koch's travelling plans now up to High Court
03-12-2004
AFTER four full days of legal arguments in the High Court in Windhoek, questions still appear to outnumber answers in the appeal by alleged fugitive millionaire fraudster Hans-Juergen Koch against a
readKosie to vacate MAG seat in NA
03-12-2004
AFTER nearly 15 years as Monitor Action Group's sole representative in the National Assembly, Kosie Pretorius will hand over the reigns to a member of the party's management committee, Jurie Viljoen,
readVital election statistics
03-12-2004
* Total voter turnout: 53,54 per cent * Region with the highest turnout:Ohangwena (66,37 per cent) * Region with the lowest turnout:Khomas (37,92 per cent) * Constituency with the highest
readUkraine's opposition: Why orange?
03-12-2004
KIEV - They wear orange clothes, wave orange banners, tie orange ribbons and even use orange tape to demarcate boundaries for protest meetings.All agree Ukraine's opposition supporters are a colourful
readSwazi king unbowed by rising calls for reform
03-12-2004
MBABANE - He is reviled by critics at home and abroad for his authoritarian and often arbitrary rule but adored by others as a God-given monarch in his small kingdom.King Mswati of Swaziland has come
readStress causes immune cells to age
03-12-2004
WASHINGTON - The immune cells of women under extreme mental stress age faster than those in women not facing such pressure, a new study reports.While previous reports have linked physical effects with
readCondom limits rapped
03-12-2004
NEW YORK - Criticism of condoms and restrictions on access to them are undercutting the fight against HIV-AIDS in countries ranging from Nigeria to Peru to the United States, Human Rights Watch said
readTrue love's Christmas gifts costs increase
03-12-2004
PITTSBURGH - Forget the partridge in a pear tree.How about a new Jaguar, a BMW 7 Series, a Mercedes-Benz or a 1949 Rolex? The vintage watch and luxury cars would cost as much as all the gifts listed
readFloating tree beams peace in violent city
03-12-2004
RIO DE JANEIRO - The lights are blazing from the world's largest floating Christmas tree -- a gigantic metal structure as tall as a 27-storey tower block set on a lagoon in Rio de Janeiro.With the
readGermans not as well-hung as they think
03-12-2004
BERLIN - Most German men wear condoms of the wrong size, a condom distributor has said, after asking more than 2 500 men to measure their erect penis."People measure their feet when they buy shoes.
readApathy dooms optimists
03-12-2004
PHILADELPHIA - So much for American optimism.The Optimist Club of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, is disbanding after 24 years, citing lack of interest. Membership in the club, part of an international
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