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16 Articles found on Thursday, 9 December 2004
The path to stability...
09-12-2004
IN many ways 2004 has been a muddled and confusing year in Namibia, characterised by political shenanigans and a lack of consistency, which has not helped propel us towards a more transparent culture,
readOn Human Rights And World Terror
09-12-2004
ON 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has become a universal standard for defending and promoting human rights.Every year on
readSARB prefers competitive FX rate
09-12-2004
JOHANNESBURG - South African central bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Tuesday that near-term strength could be expected in the rand versus the dollar but he reiterated that the bank was not
readEU Commissioner urges larger African markets
09-12-2004
THE European Union (EU) has called on regional integration within the African Caribbean Pacific countries (ACP) for the creation of larger and better positioned larger economic markets.Speaking to
readDemo against Zimbabwe law
09-12-2004
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa, in conjunction with Civicus and Amnesty International, will hand over a protest letter to a representative of the Zimbabwean High Commission in Windhoek
readCoast spruced up for holidays
09-12-2004
ALMOST 400 bags of litter were collected in the annual beach clean-up operation between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund held on Tuesday.About 70 people took part in the event organised by the Coastal and
readFNB names BEE partners
09-12-2004
FIRST National Bank (FNB) yesterday announced that it has new black shareholders, although the financing of their N$1,3 billion ownership will only be concluded next year.Dieter Voigts, Chairman of
readBody of canoeist found at Walvis
09-12-2004
THE body of one of two young men from Walvis Bay who went missing at sea 10 days ago, was found in the bay outside the harbour yesterday.A family member identified the body as that of Juergen Sager
readCyclist in driving wobbly
09-12-2004
"THOU shalt not drive drunk" - and that goes for cyclists and just about anyone else on wheels, too, is the message of the City of Windhoek's traffic authorities after a resident of the capital was
readGermany denies Herero negotiations
09-12-2004
THE German government has denied that it is involved in closed-door negotiations in reparations with the Herero People's Reparations Corporation over extermination of more than 65 000 Ovaherero people
readThe Road Less Travelled
09-12-2004
AS a five-year-old he used mud to make "communion bread" for make-believe services he delivered in the village of Omagalanga in northern Namibia where he grew up in the 1960s.Today, this little boy,
readNew AirNam board announced
09-12-2004
AIR Namibia will take off with a new Board of Directors and management in the New Year.Breaking with the past, Cabinet has decided to appoint an all-Government board to steer the airline into a new
readSanlam merger creates major financial services group
09-12-2004
SANLAM Namibia, one of the largest financial services in the country, has merged its life insurance, unit trust, financial advisory and life broking businesses with those of Regent Life Namibia,
readPerceptions of 'cancer of corruption' on increase
09-12-2004
ABOUT one in every three Namibians has experienced corruption in public institutions, while one out of every two citizens knows someone who has fallen victim to the evil practice this year, according
readGovt kicks out energy partners
09-12-2004
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy has pulled the plug on outsourcing the co-ordination of Namibia's renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and programmes.This week, the board of the R3E Bureau
read3 top RA managers fired
09-12-2004
THREE top Roads Authority managers, including the Chief Executive Officer Justin Runji, were fired yesterday in what appears to be a clearing out of non-Namibians in the highest echelon of the
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