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17 Articles found on Tuesday, 7 December 2004
Namibia could soon export to India
07-12-2004
WINDHOEK - Namibian exporters could soon benefit from free trade agreements between the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and India with the opening of markets, which would allow the free flow of
readRand hugs new range, awaits decision on rate
07-12-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand held a tight range near a new six-year peak against the dollar yesterday, with traders keeping a wary eye on the greenback as they brace for the outcome of the
readSecurity guard shot dead at Ehawalo
07-12-2004
OSHAKATI - Police here yesterday confirmed that about five armed men shot and killed a security guard at the Ehawalo Bottle Store in the Uuvudhiya constituency, Oshana Region, at about 01h00 on
read6 Osire refugees remanded again
07-12-2004
SIX refugees accused of inciting public violence at the Osire camp near Otjiwarongo made another brief appearance in the town's magistrate's court yesterday morning.On the request of their lawyer,
readPresident Chissano on farewell visit
07-12-2004
WINDHOEK - Mozambique's outgoing president Joachim Chissano, who is preparing to hand over power to his successor after 18 years in power, arrived in Namibia yesterday.Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab,
readSuspended sentence for Christmas eve killing
07-12-2004
A WINDHOEK resident who stabbed his stepson to death during a turbulent Christmas Eve two years ago received a suspended prison sentence after he was convicted of culpable homicide yesterday.Robert
readBeaded reptile on the loose
07-12-2004
WANTED:harmless pet snake, last seen wearing traditional beads, missing in Ramatex Factory C since last week.Notes like this were put up all over the textile factory in Windhoek by a worried worker
readNo bail for 'gambling addict' suspect
07-12-2004
A COMPULSIVE gambling habit lies at the root of the behaviour of a young Windhoek woman who is accused of stealing more than N$400 000 from her employer, it was claimed in the Windhoek Regional Court
readBoxer Simon's driver sent to prison over horror car crash
07-12-2004
THE man who is claimed to have driven the car of former world champion boxer Harry Simon when it was involved in a deadly accident outside Swakopmund on the eve of Easter 2001 remains free on bail
readPolice seek Swazi woman
07-12-2004
INTERPOL Namibia has appealed to the public to provide information that would lead to the arrest of a Swazi woman, Simephi Olivia Tshaneni, in connection with a murder case.The suspect is alleged to
readAIDS poses threat to food security
07-12-2004
WINDHOEK - HIV and AIDS are expected to kill 16 million farmworkers in southern Africa by 2010, with severe implications for agricultural production and food security.The World Health Organisation
readNational health linked to economic growth
07-12-2004
WINDHOEK - President-elect Hifikepunye Pohamba says good health in a country contributes to its economic growth, while poor health can drive any nation into poverty.In a speech delivered on his behalf
readChildren violated
07-12-2004
THE Police have reported a number of rape cases, including that of a four-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy.A four-year-old girl was gang-raped by two boys, aged 13 and 14, at Bethanie in the Karas
readPoliticians, promises and the people
07-12-2004
POLITICAL parties have come under fire for failing to address important issues in their campaigns and only publishing manifestos shortly before the recent national and regional elections.Also
read4 die in road crash
07-12-2004
A fatal car accident occurred on the main road between Oshakati and Outapi on Friday morning.Four people died in the accident and one other person sustained serious injuries. According to Police
readPrison pregnancy mystery unresolved
07-12-2004
PRISON authorities are yet to shed light on how an inmate - a murder convict jailed separately from the opposite sex - became pregnant.The intrigue surrounding the paternity of the child deepened
readAfter world failure to help Rwanda in 1994, reluctance to block it now
07-12-2004
DAKAR, Senegal - Smaller but mightier than its neighbours, Rwanda's greatest clout may come from its nightmare past:a sense across the world that the country was largely abandoned in 1994 to face Hutu
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